Former City midfielder Michael Brown believes Pep Guardiola's side produced a 'stunning' away performance to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first-leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.
Former City midfielder Michael Brown believes Pep Guardiola 's side produced a 'stunning' away performance to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first-leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. City recorded 79% possession and 27 shots at a ground where Bayern Munich drew and Manchester United and Galatasaray lost during the group stages. 'I thought it was a stunning performance,' Brown told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. 'I thought they started with real control, real desire.
'It was just that mistake after you thought City were going to go on and control it very comfortably. Ederson with an unlikely pass out and they were punished by a good finish from Mattsson. 'But then City just did what they did. There was a slight concern over Jack Grealish with Jeremy Doku coming on, but that was the one poor note frorm the night. 'I think it was a really top performance. We've seen other sides go to Copenhagen and struggle, especially in the group stages. The amount of possession and 27 shots tells you the control City had. 'I thought 2-1 would have done i
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